Essays and Poems of EmersonHarcourt, Brace, 1921 - 525 pages |
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Page 147
... Epaminondas , but I do not wish to be Epaminondas . I hold it more just to love the world of this hour than the world of his hour . Nor can you , if I am truc , excite me to the least uneasiness by saying , " he acted , and thou sittest ...
... Epaminondas , but I do not wish to be Epaminondas . I hold it more just to love the world of this hour than the world of his hour . Nor can you , if I am truc , excite me to the least uneasiness by saying , " he acted , and thou sittest ...
Page 199
... Epaminondas , the Scipio of old ; and I must think we are more deeply indebted to him than to all the ancient writers . Each of his " Lives " is a refutation to the des- pondency and cowardice of our religious and political the- orists ...
... Epaminondas , the Scipio of old ; and I must think we are more deeply indebted to him than to all the ancient writers . Each of his " Lives " is a refutation to the des- pondency and cowardice of our religious and political the- orists ...
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... Epaminondas , are gentlemen of the best blood , wl.o have chosen the condition of poverty , when that of wealth was equally open to them . I use these old names , but the men I speak of are my contemporaries . Fortune will not supply to ...
... Epaminondas , are gentlemen of the best blood , wl.o have chosen the condition of poverty , when that of wealth was equally open to them . I use these old names , but the men I speak of are my contemporaries . Fortune will not supply to ...
Contents
SOME books like some persons convey to us all that they | vii |
Religion | xvii |
Morals | xxiv |
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ESSAYS & POEMS OF EMERSON Ralph Waldo 1803-1882 Emerson,Stuart Pratt 1881-1926 Sherman No preview available - 2016 |
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